The South Carolina Gamecocks have officially punched their tickets to the NCAA Tournament as they secured a 64-45 win over the Texas Longhorns in the SEC Championship. The Gamecocks (30-3, 15-1 SEC) were able to dominate offensively and had four players score double-digits (Chloe Kitts, Sania Feagin, Joyce Edwards, Tessa Johnson) and dominated defensively.
The Longhorns (31-3, 15-1) lost this game and the offense struggled to get going as their bench only recorded four points. Now the Texas Longhorns are going to be waiting until Selection Sunday to see if they are one of the at-large bids. Let’s take a closer look at the box score and see how this game ended up.
Texas vs. South Carolina box score
Texas vs. South Carolina box score
Texas Longhorns box score
South Carolina Gamecocks box score
Texas vs. South Carolina Game Summary
The Texas Longhorns were awful at shooting the basketball throughout the game as they were able to shoot 16-of-54 (29.6%) overall, 1-of-8 (12.5%) from beyond the arc, and 12-of-14 (85.7%) from the charity stripe. The rebounding aspect was right at par with the Gamecocks as they had 35 total rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive). The team was playing without passing the basketball too much as they had just five assists on their 16 made baskets.
The defense was able to record seven steals and five blocks. The team was methodically moving the basketball as they recorded four fast break points and 18 points in the paint. The Longhorns never had a point of the game where they held a lead.
The South Carolina Gamecocks had a strong offensive game as the team shot 27-of-63 (42.9%) from the floor, 3-of-13 (23.1%) from the 3-point line, and made all seven free-throw attempts (100.0%) from the free-throw line. The team had 37 total rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive) and passed the ball well as they had 15 assists, but also turned the ball over 15 times.
The defense recorded eight steals while posting five blocks as well. The Gamecocks were able to push the pace with 11 fast break points and drove to the basket with 40 points in the paint as well. South Carolina had a 21-point lead as their high-water mark in the game to get the automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament.
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